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2016年9月28日 星期三 上午 5:00 至下午 4:45
Lukla → Phakding
 海拔高度：1230公尺至2665公尺  步行距離：8公里

零晨5㸃起身（基本上只訓三小時)， 簡單食過早餐就出發到機場。由於昨晚凌晨才到酒店，無法欣賞街道風光，加德滿都雖然是首都，但路面十分破舊，街道全是垃圾，衛生欠佳，大約45分鐘車程到達機場。

After 3 hours sleep, we wake up at 5am.  Had breakfast and depart to airport
Since we arrived very late the night before, we didn't see clearly the places.  Along the 45 minutes to airport, we can see rubbish on the roads and poor sanitation.

購買機票，同時也是check in櫃枱、行李寄艙。
Check-in counter at domestic airport.

經簡單安撿到達侯機室，坐機場內部巴士到停機坪乘飛機，尼泊爾交通出名差，估吾到連機場入面如是。
Waited at restriction area after simple security check, then take bus to flight.

飛機屬於骨董類，雖要勇氣才能上到機，因爲跟著面對是全世界最危險機場，升降只有一次機會，如有意外是別死無疑。
Need courage to step in this flight as we are heading to the most dangerous airport in the world, only 1 chance to survive!

機內有如古董巴士，所謂冷氣也即是由機外引入，引擎聲浪十分大，空姐向每人分發棉花。
The flight is as old as the bus,  it's not sound proof.  The air hostess give us cotton for our ears. 

--------- Lukla ---------

通往喜馬拉雅山的第一道大門，是世上最危險的機場之一，同時是尼泊爾最繁忙的機場之一，由於不時就有濃霧降臨或強勁風勢，盧卡拉必須在天候狀況的限制下，消化掉每天30個航班在這裡起飛和降落。建於1964年盧卡拉機場，是由首位攻頂珠穆朗瑪峰的Edmund Hillary自行集資興建的，當時就是為了縮減登山客進入珠穆朗瑪峰的時間，同時改善當地的交通狀況回報當地的居民。

為了建造機場，僱用了100名當地人，白天敲鑿岩石、砍伐灌木，晚上就在跑道上來回走踏，把地面踩平壓實。至今Lukla所有生活物資，全靠機場進行轉運。

對於大多數登山者來說，要在盧卡拉機場安全降落，搞不好還比攀爬珠穆朗瑪峰更可怕，看著這個機場危險的地理位置，再加上複雜的天氣情況，就不難理解理解。Lukla機場最嚴重的一次事故發生在2008年，當時尼泊爾雪人航空103班機，在大霧中緊急降落卻墜毀起火，造成乘客和機組共18人罹難，僅機長1人生還。

大約20分鐘到達Lukla 機場，飛近時有種説不出的擔心，當降落時明顯左右漂移，

而跑道極短，機師要及時殺停飛機，當安全著陸大家都不禁歡呼拍掌。
Worrying all the way and finally arrived after around 20 minutes.  No need to mention how scary the landing is too.  Big claps is given to captain and as a blessing everyone is safely landed.

在附近一間餐廳落腳，填寫入山証登記表後就隨即出發。
Pass by a cafe for preparation of our pass to the park.

途中不乏旅館和登山用品店，可隨時補給。
Many lodges along the way and can find all necessary trekking stuffs.

入山證，可以在加德滿都先辦好或是來這裡當場辦，由於到達時在晚上加上大清早就出發，導遊只好這裡當場辦。

The park pass can be filled up before arrival but since we arrived Kathmandu very late and depart very early the next day, we just can fill it up when we reach Lukla.

行大約五分鐘到達山徑入口，做好入山證才能入山。
Reaching the entrance after 5 minutes walk, should present the pass in order to go through.

首日聲稱是輕便行，但路況比想像中差好多，前半段機乎全部落斜，路面濕和多沙石加上牛糞。

It was easy walk on the first day, but not as smooth as expected.  Most of the walk was going downhill, the path was wet with lots of small stones and cow poo poo.

當中徒經鐵橋，亦是此山徑之特色，下面是急流大石，離地也相當高，但見到當地人男女老幼腳踏拖鞋，輕鬆來回，只好硬著頭皮。

The swing bridge which you can find everywhere. It's quite a bit scary on the first time, with the height and fierce river hitting the rocks at the bottom.  But the local people walk through it very easy even wearing slippers and carrying luggages.

雖然未到中午，但錯過這餐館，住後就要到旅館才有食物

Stopping by to have early lunch as it will be a long way until we reach our lodge for that evening.

--------- Phakding ---------

好不容易完成四小時路程，到達旅館，木建築，只有一支暗燈，經常停電，食物也非常簡單，我是素食所以容易接受，在這是沒有沖涼，如真的要就要比錢，上網同樣要，仲要限時，差電一樣要，以每個裝置計算，城市理所當然的東西，在這一一缺少。

Arrived the lodge after 4 hours walk, it's not that easy actually.  The lodge is very simple, made of wood, there's only 1 light bulb in the room, often has power shortage, food is simple but as a vegetarian it's acceptable.  You have to pay for shower and battery charging and wifi.